Tailoring truth
politicizing the past and negotiating memory in East Germany, 1945-1990
by Jon Berndt Olsen
"By looking at state-sponsored memory projects, such as memorials, commemorations, and historical museums, this book reveals that the East German communist regime obsessively monitored and attempted to control public representations of the past to legitimize its rule. It demonstrates that the regime's approach to memory politics was not stagnant, but rather evolved over time to meet different demands and potential threats to its legitimacy. Ultimately the party found it increasingly difficult to control the public portrayal of the past, and some dissidents were able to turn the party's memory politics against the state to challenge its claims of moral authority"--Provided by publisher.
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Collective memory, History, Memorialization, Historiography, Historical museums, Political culture, Social control, Politics and government, Social conditions, Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, Memory, Museums, germany, Germany, historiography, Germany, politics and government, Germany, social conditions, Political aspectsPlaces
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Tailoring Truth: Politicizing the Past and Negotiating Memory in East Germany, 1945-1990
2017, Berghahn Books, Incorporated
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Tailoring truth: politicizing the past and negotiating memory in East Germany, 1945-1990
2015, Berghahn Books
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1782385711 9781782385714
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-253) and index.
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